The scores, they are a changing...
rock star Bob Dylan may well be tempted to tweak the lines of his famous number if he were commissioned to write a song on the ongoing T20 World Cup. The drop-in pitch has been a big let down so far with teams batting first struggling to reach the 100-run mark. In the two matches played at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium here, Sri Lanka and Ireland were bowled out for 77 and 96 against South Africa and India respectively.
The uneven bounce arising out of cracks on the wicket has left the batsmen dancing, and all cracked up. Both winners — South Africa and India — found the lowly targets not easy to chase. India captain Rohit Sharma in fact took a hit on the bicep while batting and had to retire hurt after making a not-so-fine 52 on Wednesday.
He looks good though, and should be fine for Sunday’s crucial game against Pakistan. When his opinion on the pitch was sought after the Ireland game, Indian batting coach Vikram Rathour was stoic. “Trying to control the controllables,” he said.
“It was a challenging wicket as far as batting is concerned. We need to find a way to deal with it and I think we have enough skills and experience in the team to do that. We should be fine,” he assured.
Is the risk of injuries to batsmen a concern? “We have good batters who can bat well on any kind of surface. I think that has been our strength for many, many years. I think we can adapt really well to different conditions, and I t.
